Legislation to note: amendments to the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005

12/10/2009

The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (Amendment No 29) 2009 were published on the NSW Legislation web site on Friday, 9 October. The object of these Rules, as provided by the explanatory note, is to amend the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 so as: (a) to require claims for possession of land to include information as to existing tenancies under the Residential Tenancies Act 1987, and (b) to require an applicant for substituted service of originating process in proceedings for possession of land to file an affidavit as to the applicant’s knowledge of the defendant’s whereabouts and of any communications that have occurred between the applicant and the defendant, and (c) to enable a court to order that legal proceedings commenced by a person acting on behalf of another person under a power of attorney be carried on by a solicitor, and (d) to make other minor amendments.

**12 October 2009 **